A PAINFUL REFLECTION WRITTEN BY ME A FEW YEARS BACK This is a very personal poem, that comes right from my heart. I hope that my poem will reach any women or young girls going through domestic violence. I hope it gives you a sense of hope in knowing that you can change anything. No matter how hard it seems remember anything is possible. May you find the strength. The first time I fell in love completely, At the beginning it all felt so good, But after a few months went by, Nothing felt as it should. I got my first slap from the man that I loved, His true colours had started to show, I was young and dependent on having someone, And that’s why I couldn’t let him go. I gave him something only one man could have, Because I really felt it was true, If only I knew where this relationship was going, And all the things I was about to go through. Then his words become more aggressive, He would mentally mess with my head, At times he had me in that state of mind, Where I really wished I was dead. Then the slaps turned into punches, His love seemed more like hate, I began to believe that’s what love is, So the fighting I had to take. He would always hit me in places, That others could not see, But the more and more time that went by, People could see I wasn’t me. Yes he had all the excuses, I fell for each and everyone, I even began to believe that it was all my fault, For something I may have done. Then one morning I woke up, To my face feeling swollen and sore, Yes this time he had beaten me bad, A lot worse then ever before. I get out of my bed, to the bathroom mirror I went, And in my reflection I could see, A young girl with bruises to her face and neck, Her eyes were crying out to be free. The hardest thing about walking away, Was the good times that we shared, I know many others wouldn’t agree, But there was a time I believed he cared. The more I stared into that mirror, More and more pain in my eyes I could see, Then I knew what had to be done, The strength and courage I found within me. So for all those times, I felt so weak, I had the strength real deep within, But it took until that painful reflection that morning, To realise a new life I had to begin
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 23:24:46 +0000
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